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Friday, February 17, 2006 12:00 AM

All the news stuff that's fit to print

Facing a slow death, newspapers are desperately trying to reach young readers with dumbed-down tabloids full of stories about Kobe, Britney and dental bling.

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  • Friday, February 17, 2006 12:11 PM

    New online rocks!

    Well, then... There you go! You, Mr Mangoo, have answered your own question. I was always a pretty good newspaper reader but pretty much stuck to my San Francisco local rag - (heh,heh) what we used to call the Craminer/Exonicle. But now, with the internet, I'm reading The Guardian, The Independent, The Washington Post, The New York Times - and the list keeps growing. Hey Salon! It was you that recently turned me on the the english version of Der Spiegle, and now I'm reading that too. No doubt it's worrisome that newpapers are having difficulties bringing in the bucks; and hopefully there will be a reasonble resolution. But, dang! The internet has really opened me up to an incredible array of reading material, and has broadened me tremendously. Time to trash the paper - no?

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